[applause] good morning, my brothers and sisters. That not good enough. Good morning and my brothers and sisters. The faith that they past has brought us. We will, we will, we will, march on. Until victory is won. Blog i welcome you on behalf of the Congressional Black Caucus foundation, youre at the legislative conference, conference that you could not afford to miss, and be reminded and still i rise. Welcome you again and delighted you have come for the focus of todays discussion is fighting the systemic destruction of our civil rights. It is very timely, it is urgent, and im confident that well have a productive discussion. Early this mark i was at the time onof our missions for homeless men here in washington, dc, along with the Congressional Black Caucus foundation spouses. I said to them, we must live with hope, but when you see individuals, where the system has fail them, where there is no future, then you know that we have to stand in the gap. I did not leave them with that tho
[applause] good morning, my brothers and sisters. That not good enough. Good morning and my brothers and sisters. The faith that they past has brought us. We will, we will, we will, march on. Until victory is won. Blog i welcome you on behalf of the Congressional Black Caucus foundation, youre at the legislative conference, conference that you could not afford to miss, and be reminded and still i rise. Welcome you again and delighted you have come for the focus of todays discussion is fighting the systemic destruction of our civil rights. It is very timely, it is urgent, and im confident that well have a productive discussion. Early this mark i was at the time onof our missions for homeless men here in washington, dc, along with the Congressional Black Caucus foundation spouses. I said to them, we must live with hope, but when you see individuals, where the system has fail them, where there is no future, then you know that we have to stand in the gap. I did not leave them with that tho
[applause] good morning, my brothers and sisters. That not good enough. Good morning and my brothers and sisters. The faith that they past has brought us. We will, we will, we will, march on. Until victory is won. Blog i welcome you on behalf of the Congressional Black Caucus foundation, youre at the legislative conference, conference that you could not afford to miss, and be reminded and still i rise. Welcome you again and delighted you have come for the focus of todays discussion is fighting the systemic destruction of our civil rights. It is very timely, it is urgent, and im confident that well have a productive discussion. Early this mark i was at the time onof our missions for homeless men here in washington, dc, along with the Congressional Black Caucus foundation spouses. I said to them, we must live with hope, but when you see individuals, where the system has fail them, where there is no future, then you know that we have to stand in the gap. I did not leave them with that tho
Meanwhile, former Vice President joe biden is campaigning in pennsylvania, holding a drivein rally this morning. Its a state critical for his chances to win the white house, holding two events in pennsylvania today. We have a team of reporters covering the campaign trail and the spikes in coronavirus cases across the country. Lets turn first to North Carolina where President Trump is still speaking. Cnns Dianne Gallagher is there. Dian dianne, what is the president s message . Reporter fred, so far, the message from the president is kind of playing the hits. Hes been criticizing former Vice President joe biden, talking about senator kamala harris, but specifically here in lumberton, North Carolina, located where they have the third highest infection rate of covid19 in the state, which saw its highest number of oneday cases yesterday, he has railed against coronavirus, covid19 and even talked about conspiracy theories saying testing more people is foolish and claiming that unnamed World
Charges of aiding and abetting in the death of george floyd. A fourth former officer, the one who pressed his knee on floyds neck, is now accused of seconddegree murder, a crime that could put him behind bars for 40 years. The news has triggered a wave of raw emotion over the thousands who have marched in George Floyds name, demanding equal justice and an end to Police Brutality. The protests were largely peaceful wednesday, by day, but at this hour, as always, calm remains uncertain. Several major american cities, including new york and los angeles, remain under curfew, and the National Guard continues to stand vigil in 31 states. In washington, military troops are on standby in adherence to President Trumps vow to use what he calls dominant force if necessary. Its a position that has put the commander in chief at odds with his own defense secretary. And barack obama broke his silence on George Floyds murder, giving his thoughts on how to turn protests into poli policy. While at the f